Set bowl or wash-basin



(No Model.) SAMUEL .P. GROSWELL', 2d, now SAMUEL P. GROSW'ELL.

SET BOWL 0R WASH BASIN.

NITED STATES ATENT" FFICE. I

SAMUEL P. OROSIVELL, 2D, (NOW SAMUEL P. CROSIVELLQ OF WEST MED- FORD,MASSACHUSETTS.

SET BOWL OR WASH-BASIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 447,232, dated February24, 1891.

Application filed August 21, 1890- Serial No. 362,580. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL P. ORoswELL, 2d, of WVest Medford, in thecounty of MiddleseX and the State of Massachusetts, a citizen of theUnited States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Set Bowlsor Wash- Basins, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart IQ of this specification, in describing its nature.

The invention relates to a set bowl or basin, having an outlet and astopper for said outlet and mechanism for operating said stopper, formedto open and close said passage,

1 5 adapted to be operated from'without the bowl.

It further relates to a set bowl or basin. having a water-escape passageopening from its bottom, an overflow-passage opening from its side andjoining with a direct-escape passage,

and a check-valve located or arranged to close both passages.

It further relates to a set bowl or basin having a fixture of a peculiarshape adapted to receive the direct-escape connection and the z 5waste-connection, and having also a horizontal outlet to a singlewaste-pipe in which is arranged a check-valve.

It further relates to a check-valve of peculiar construction andapplication for use in connection with said bowl fixtures of the kindspecified.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in vertical centralsection of a set bowl having the features of my invention. Fig. 2

is a view in horizontal section upon the dotted line XX, of Fig. 1, andin plan of some of the parts below said line. Fig. 3 is a view, enlargedin vertical section, of a portion of the main outlet-pipe to show one ofthe guideways of the stopper and also the opening to the passage inwhich the device for moving the stopper plays. Fig. 4 is a detail viewin plan of a stop, to which reference will hereinafter be made. Fig. 5is a perspective view 5 of the stop to further illustrate its use. Fig.6 is a view in perspective of the end of the spindle operating thestopper.

A represents the bowl. a is a pipe, the upperend a of which enters thehole a 'in the bottom of the basin and is secured to the basin in theordinary way. The hole or pas sage a in said pipe forms the mainwaste-outlet of the bowl, and'the upper end ore is in clined or beveledoutwardly, as represented inFig. 1, to form a seat for the stopper B. In5';- the piped there are the guide-recesses a opposite to each other,and one of which is on a line with the opening a. to the pipe. In theseguides there is arranged to slide a slide-plate O. This slide-plate spanis thin, extends across the passage a and its edges enter the guides aThis provides for a water-way on each side of the plate. The plate alsohas extending from its lower corner 0 upwardly across the plate theslideway c, the edges 6 5 o c of which are inclined to a horizontalplane and form wedges. In this passagec there is arranged to be movedhorizontally the endd of a spindle D, the spindle being cut away at dbetween the end d and the c section 61 and upon one side to leave thesection d and the ear (1*, which is wider than the recess 0, and whichis separated from the section (1 by a space of sufficient width toreceive the plate 0. 7 5

The spindle D is guided and held by a sleeve or section of pipe d whichis screwed into a screw-hole d in the side of the pipe a, the inner endof which may have a recess in continuation of the guide 0. upon itsside. The sleeve also has a packingor stuffing box (Z (see Fig. 2,) forthe spindle D. The spindle is provided with a horizontal movement in anydesired way. I have represented it as moved by a shaft E, having a lowerbearing 6 in the bracket 6, an upper bearing 6 in the table or slab aabout the bowl, and which shaft also has a turn-handle a above the slata The shaft'has at its lower end a crank 0 having a crank-pin e, whichenters an arm 0 e of the T-hole e in the pitman .or connecting-rod e",which connects the crank-pin with the outer end (Z of the spindle D.(See Figs. 1 and 2.)

The shaft E extends through 'a section of 9 3 the T-hole e whiclfsectionof course must be of sufficient length to permit the pitman to be movedthe necessary extent of throw to properly operate the spindle D. Theouter end 6 of the pitman rests upon the surface of the we bracket e.

To lock the slide (3 in the escape-passage e so that the stopper B maynot be withdrawn unless it is desired, I have placed upon the pitman astop F, pivoted atfto the pitman and arranged to extend over the portionof the T- hole e through which the shaft E extends, so that the movementof the crank e, withdrawing the spindle l) is stopped when theendf ofthe stop comes in contact with the shaft E, as represented in Fig. 5.This prevents the end (Z of the spindle from being entirely withdrawnfrom the slideway c of the plate 0, and consequently it then acts as astop for preventing the stopper and plate from being withdrawn from thepassage. If it is desired to withdraw stopper and plate from passage,then the stop F is turned from the position represented in Figs. 2, =1,and 5 to the position represented by the dotted outline in Fig. 2, andthis permits the crank to move the spindle D still farther outward andsufficiently to cause the end (Z to be moved free from the slide-plateC.

To insure the ready placing of the plate 0 in the passage, I have cutaway the lower corner c, as represented in Fig. 1. This permits the end(Z of the spindle to be moved slightly into the passage and theslide-plate to be dropped upon it, the corner 0 passing its outer edge,while the section c bears upon it. This shows the entrance to thepassage 0 is in line with the end (Z of the spindle.

In operation the inward movement of the spindle causes this end d to bemoved horizontally in the slide-passage 0, thereby causing the slide andstopper to be moved vertically in the passage upward or downward, ac-

cording as the spindle is moved. The stopper B is secured to theslide-plate by a stem (1, extending from the center of its lower surfaceto the slide-plate to which it is riveted or otherwise attached, and itmay also have in addition guide-pins 1). Its edge is beveled to fit thebevel a of the seat. I do not confine myself, however, to the specialmeans herein described for communicating motion to the spindle D,although I prefer it as being one of the most satisfactory; but it isobvious that there are many other ways of communicating such motion tothe spindle from without the basin. The bowl A also has theoverflow-outlet G. This is connected by a pipe 9 with the fixture II,the fixture having an inclined branch 7a, which receives the pipe 9 fromthe overflow, and also the straight section h, which receives the mainoutlet-pipe Ct. These two branches unite, as represented in Fig. 1, andthere also extends from the fixture the horizontal section or branch762, which is adapted to be secured or attached to the main waste pipe7L3. The branch h is comparatively short, and in its passage h there isdriven a ring 71 of a size to tightly fit the passage, and to the upperend of which is hinged to swing outwardly and upwardly a clapper orcheck valve the weight of which holds it in a vertical position in thepassage and closes the passage as against an upward or inward pressuretherein, while it opens automatically to any outward and downwardpressure upon it. By making the fixture of this shape and arranging thischeck-valve where indicated, it serves to automatically close both thedirect passage from the bowl and the overflow-passage, and by making itattached to a ring of a size requiring to be driven into the passage ofthe branch lbs of the pipe a ready and cheap method of securing it inplace to the fixture is obtained.

The advantage of the invention arises from the ability to open and closethe dischargepass'age from without the basin without putting the hand inthe water of the basin; also, from the simple and cheap manner in whichthe movement is imparted to the stopper of the basin; also, from theconstruction of the mechanism whereby the stopper and its attachment areeasily removed from the outletpassage, thereby giving the passage itsfull eapacityandenablingittobequicklycleansed; also, from theconstruction of the fixture whereby a single valve serves toautomatically seal both the direct escape-passage and theoverflow-passage.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A set bowl or basin having adirect-escape passage from its bottom formed by a pipe and ways in thepipe for the guidance of a slide-plate, said slide-plate having aninclined slideway across it, a stopper fastened to the slide-plate, anda slide movable from without the escape-passage across in said inclinedslideway in the slide-plate, as and for the purposes described.

2. A set bowl or basin having the direct-discharge pipe a, theslide-plate C in the passage of said pipe, the stopper connected withsaid. slide-plate, the inclined slideway in said plate, and thehorizontally-movable spindle formed with the T end (1*, which laps uponthe slide and serves to secure it to the spindle, as and for thepurposes described. I

8. In a set bowl or basin, the outlet-pipe a and slide-plate c to slidein the bore of said pipe, controlled by simple guides, and a stopperattached to said slide-plate, having the inclined slideway andoperating-spindle, the

end of which enters said slideway and the side of which is cut away at(l to form a recess for a portion of the slide-plate and also the T (1*,as and for the purposes described.

4:. A basin having the escape-pipe a, the

ing the extent of outward movement of the spindle, whereby it is causedto be used both as a stop in preventing the withdrawal of the stopperand slide and also to permit by its further movement the withdrawal ofthe stopper and slide, as and for the purposes specified.

6. In a set bowl or basin having an outletpipe, a stopper forcontrolling the passage therein, a slide-plate in said passage, to whichthe stopper is secured, an inclined guideway in said slide-plate, asliding spindle having a section to enter the said guideway, a shafthaving a crank, and a pitman connecting the crank-pin of said crank withthe spindle, as and for the purposes described.

7. 111 a set bowl or basin having an outletpipe, a stopper forcontrolling the passage therein, a slide-plate in said passage, to whichthe stopper is secured, an inclined guideway in said slide-plate, asliding spindle having a section to enter the said guideway, a shafthaving a crank, and a pitman connecting the crank-pin with the slide,having a T-shaped slot at its outer end, one arm of which receives thecrank-pin, the other arm the operatingshaft, and a stop F.

SAMUEL CROSVELL, 2D.

Witnesses:

F. F. RAYMOND, 2d, J. M. DOLAN.

